Wholesale Polished Hoe, The : Austin Clarke

Austin Clarke Paperback FICTION/Literary ### Winner of the Giller Prize, Commonwealth Writers Prize for Best Book, Trillium Prize, and nominee for the 2004 IMPAC, The Polished Hoe is a stunning “tour de force” (San Francisco Chronicle) that is being compared to the works of V.S. Naipaul ### When Mary-Mathilda, one of the most respected women of the island of “Bimshire,” calls the police to confess to a crime, the result is a shattering all-night vigil that brings together elements of the island’s African past and the tragic legacy of colonialism in one epic sweep. Set in the West Indies in the period following World War II, The Polished Hoe unravels over the course of 24 hours, but spans the collective experience of a society characterized by slavery.